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-Events leading up to the War-
Many and many events lead up to this war like:
* James Mdison being in office
*British arming Native Americans in the Northwest U.S
* Indians attacking U.S frontier
*British continue impressments on American Sailors -
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Timespan
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-War Declared-
*U.S Congress declared war against British -
-British fighting back-
*In the first few days of the war the Britian blockaded on the American Coast -
-First Attempt ti Invade Canada-
*General William Hull enters Canada and fails the first three attempts -
-War is just getting started-
*Not at good time for British whoe were still in war against Euorope
*Americans were convinced they were going to win from the begining
*But Americans werent ready for War just yet
*Jeffersons cuts weakened U.S military
*U.S navyonly had 16 warships ready also the military were less than 7,000 men -
-Battle on the Sea-
*USS Constitution defeated the British Gueriere warship in a big battle
*uss Costitution was the American boat that was nicknamed the Old Ironsides -
-Capture of The city York-
-U.S invades the city York and burns it down -
-Battle of Lake Erie-
*Captain Perry defeats the British at the Battle of Lake Erie
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-Tecumseh-
*Tecumseh the Shawnee War chief Dies in the battle of Thames -
-Still fighting-
*British had 135 warships blockading U.S ports
*By end of war Britian had all the major ports of the U.S coast blocked -
Andrew Jackson
*Andrew Jackson defeats the British at the Battle of New Orleans -
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-Burning down the Nations Capital-
*The British burns down Washington, DC the nations capital while President James Madison flees the Capital -
-Battle of lake Champlain-
*America has a victory and protects there northern border -
-Star Spangled Banner-
*The Battle of Baltimore takes place at Fort McHenry where Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner -
-War is over-
- Both sides sign the Ghent treaty over what became Christmas Eve.
